Mark Zakharov
Mark Zakharov | |
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Марк Захаров | |
Zakharov in 2014 | |
| Born | Mark Anatolyevich Shirinkin 13 October 1933 |
| Died | 28 September 2019 (aged 85) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Soviet Union (1933–1991) Russia (1991–2019) |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Alma mater | Russian Institute of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation(s) | theatre director, film director |
| Years active | 1955—2019 |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1991) |
| Spouse | Nina Lapshinova |
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Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov (Russian: Марк Анатольевич Захаров; 13 October 1933 – 28 September 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue best known for his fantasy parable movies. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1991.
Zakharov served as the artistic director at the Lenkom Theatre from 1973 till his death. He gathered a "dream team" of actors and reestablished Lenkom as one of the leading Soviet theatres.